Bio

Dr. David Dorsey has over 25 years of experience as a human capital consultant, researcher, and senior leader. His passion has been helping clients define and achieve mission success through innovative organizational science. He currently serves as a Vice President and the Director of the Business Development Division at the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO). He was previously a Senior Executive in the US government, serving in the area of defense and intelligence. Prior to working in government, Dr. Dorsey was a Vice President at Personnel Decisions Research Institutes (PDRI). Dr. Dorsey has conducted innovative research and development in the areas of understanding adaptive performance, building assessments for mission critical skills (e.g., cyber, language, data science), innovating performance management, using modeling and simulation technologies for learning, understanding career paths, and building corporate level data science platforms and communities. Dr. Dorsey has produced over 70 book chapters, articles, and presentations. He is the recipient of two major research awards and an award for being a top leader in government. Dr. Dorsey is an elected Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the American Psychological Association). He completed the Georgetown leadership coaching program. Dr. Dorsey recently served as a committee member for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, working on an effort related to Foreign Language Assessment for the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Service Institute.